Peak-operating hydropower plants are usually the energy grid's backbone by providing
flexible energy production. At the same time, hydropeaking operations are considered one …

Hydropower is commonly considered a renewable energy source. Nevertheless, this does
not imply an absence of impacts on the riverine ecosystem, the extent of which is expected …

Hydropower is the most important renewable electricity source worldwide. It shows clear
advantages for the global CO2 balance but creates serious ecological impacts on a local …

Power production by hydro-electric plants in response to short-term variations in the energy
demand and market (hydropeaking) may lead to frequent and rapid fluctuations in flow and …

To enable prioritization among measures for ecological restoration, knowing the expected
benefits and consequences of implementation is imperative but rarely explicitly quantified …

Hydropeaking as a result of peak-load electricity production has been identified as one of
the most significant pressures in alpine streams. Scouring of macroinvertebrates leads to …

Abstract The Baixo Sabor hydroelectric scheme was recently constructed (began operating
in 2015), blocking fish migration immediately at the river mouth. As a compensation measure …

An experimental factorial approach, in terms of habitat use and movements by Atlantic
salmon parr (Salmo salar), was studied in response to induced peaking flow in a bypass …

Hydropeaking, defined as rapid and frequent changes in flow to optimize hydropower
production, is an increasingly common procedure negatively affecting lotic habitats in …

This chapter focuses on Norwegian experiments and case studies, and includes an example
of modelling from comparable conditions in Switzerland. As most of the Norwegian …